yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] spazfishy:
Hey thought I would mention I also have muted apps. Someone had posted that earlier. Strangest thing too, one day its fine next no Pandora audio but radio still works. I also think it is Bluetooth related and I'm sure a reset will fix but we'll see. Just though I'd let you know you're not alone who ever you are.

Also, I am thinking of upgrading. I am tired of the resistive screen I have. I will do some reading but has anyone used both ouku and the new one I keep hearing about? Which is the winner?
[Android Head-Units] spazfishy:
The I802 vs Ouku? Also are the dimensions similar if anyone has had both? The ouku fits so perfectly in my car...
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Heh. People producing their own answers. Got to love them. :laugh:

The "part that sticks out" is definilty smaller on the I802 units. Measured in Milimeters, the I802 is 168 x 95mm, making it ideal for those who have "a lot less" than the official 180x100 opening. The typical Ouku measures 178x98 or something. So if your Ouku fits perfectly in your current facia, stick to it. The I802 comes with 4 adapter faces to enlarge it when need be, but the main reason for me to go for the I802 was that I would have to take away quite a lot of my dashboard to make an Ouku fit.

Secondly, "tired of the resistive screen". Till now, I haven't seen any I802 variant with a capacitive screen, but the're people with cap screens on their Oukus. So if you playing with that idea, the Ouku is the safest bet. As its my understanding your rom will have to support a cap screen to be usable in the first place, you can't just slap a cap screen to a I802 hoping it will work without support from the manufacturer.

Being a I802 owner myself, I'm not recommending going from a Ouku to an I802 as they're pretty comparable in specs. Or better said, if you're happy with the Ouku, why whould you consider the I802 ? I went for the I802 because it had a couple of very specific capabilities which the Ouku lacked out-of-the-box (handsfree external mic, changable colour buttons, and the smaller facia dimensions making mounting it easier in my case). If it weren't for those, the Ouku would have been my primair choice too.
[Android Head-Units] bypo:
ftdi_sio.ko OBD support module i802

Hi,

I'm trying to build an ftdi_sio.ko OBD kernel module for i802 but i noticed that my kernel

has a different version than the one provided few days ago

Mine is:

Linux version 2.6.35.7-g507287c (AM@rdjdz120033) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 PREEMPT Fri Jan 11 00:23:20 CST 2013

the one in the i802_sd_recovery.zip is:

Linux version 2.6.35.7-gb0f15e2 (AM@rdjdz120033) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 PREEMPT Wed May 8 01:45:06 CST 2013

What's yours?

I'll keep informed forum about progress...
[Android Head-Units] jsamuelus:
Thanks for the manual. Anyone played any movies from sd card and taken the video1 or video2 to another monitor?
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Mine's Linux version 2.6.35.7-g2e80cfg (AM@rdjdz120033). Not sure how I can identify the complier info ?
[Android Head-Units] Jake Bullit:
I seem to remember someone saying movies will only output to external monitors whilst using the built in DVD player.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
Or, if you have a bit more budget, go for the Ca-Fi or Ekoore... Yes they are more expensive but they have higher specs and do everything perfect out of the box. Also Torque with Obd2 usb works like a charm! I absolutely love my Ekoore Elija S2! :)

I am not a DIY Android scientist, and my unit does absolutely everything without the need to root or install 3rd party apps to bypass some 'malfunctions' or misbehaviour...

IF you have more budget I can certainly recommend the 'easy route' without 'waisting' hours and hours on trial and error in order to get something to work that isn't supported standard.

Also my Elija S2 (so can't speak for the Ca-Fi) has radio +-3 seconds after you turn ignition on and while Android is booting. The booting itself is over in +-10 seconds.
[Android Head-Units] Steve_Goral:
I've just looked on the Ekoore website and it looks exactly the same spec wise, or is there something I'm missing.
[Android Head-Units] lawyeradam:
illumination

Does anyone know if the screen dims with the car's dimmer? I have a Volvo and the old hu dims via can bus. I have the yellow wire straight to positive so the buttons illuminate, but want to know if there's a reason to tap into an existing dash light. I have a widget on my home screen.
[Android Head-Units] megazone23:
I'm not sure if this is that kind of 1 DIN you're talking about

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350823064413#ht_19750wt_1201

Personally I'm using Pioneer AVH-P6300BT (non-android of course) which is also single DIN with retractable screen. The screen can tilt up or down for certain angle and can select 2 positions of closer to the body or move out about half inch.

The WinCE/Android one above can tilt the screen a little but doesn't look like it can move out.

However, mind you, usually those 1 DIN with retractable screen is heavier and deeper than 2 DIN unit because of all the same components plus motorized parts. I can barely fit my Pioneer into my Miata and because of the weight, the aftermarket dash is having hard time to hold it so the face trim isn't exactly lined up well after installation.

I'm now looking for a Android head unit to replace it.
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
This thread is about pure units only. There is no point in discussing this unit.
[Android Head-Units] lotus_soldier:
I just got mine in the mail today. it has TH8581GA on the box. Its a pure android.

1. I hacked my dash kit up with a dremel today. It works, it fits in but it sticks out alot. I feel like if i go anymore, there wont be anything left to the bezel lol. is there a certain size i should be looking for? The ebay ad said this unit was 179x100, the dash kit i bought said it was 180x100, but it didnt fit at all. and its totally hacked up. and i dont even have the screws to mount it to my consol. it would slide in and out if i diddnt have a bread tie holding it. what can i do?

2. the stock music player app for CD's is bunk. so hard to use when driving down the road, all the folders are small on the left, songs small on the right. id like to get winamp or something. is that possible?

3. Last head unit i had, i paid to have installed. they hooked up the illumination wire, a week later, i have no interior dash lights. i did some research and it happened to alot of people who hooked the illumination wire up. they said to just avoid it. Well i did it in this application and the buttons dont light up. They still lit up on my last one lol. But i dont want to fry anything. the repair cost was insane, i ended up going lightless and it ended me up with alot of tickets lol. i dont want to make that mistake this time. i have an 02 civic lx if that helps.

4. with this unit, what do i need in order to run torque? do i need root or a custom rom?

5. what root or rom options do i have with this particular unit?

6. i ordered a wireless usb keyboard for this, are there any other cool gadgets i should know about that would work along with this unit?

I get mixxed up reading because everyones talking about different models. this is the 2nd time i ever wired a head unit. 1st time was just pulling it out of my old car and plugging it into my new one. the harnesses were the same. I was able to wire everything up in about 10 minutes and plugged into the car to make sure it worked, its awesome!!!! minus the fitment issues. but i just need to have it sunk into the dash a little more and bolted up to prevent theft.
[Android Head-Units] swiftmike99:
Boot Logo

I have figured out the format of the .png.logo files and have created an app to convert 360x300 8bpp bitmap with no more than ~220 colours to this format. I need to clean the code up a bit, but will upload the tool later

Boot Animation

A standard Android boot animation (bootanimation.zip) can be created and placed in /data/local. (Placing it there should not require root access). Alternatively, follow the instructions of post #835 of this thread which describes using a Boot Animation manager. I would however point out that the animation dimensions do not have to match the device. A smaller size can be used, and it will be horizontally & vertically centred.

Thank you for this, best news I heard, I love this unit even with some drawbacks but boot logo was bothering me the most as I want to put my car logo in there. I played around with boot animation software before with no luck I will try this instructions.
[Android Head-Units] lotus_soldier:
ok cool. thanks for your help. i searched this thread and the entire forum for keywords, just made it easier to get a direct answer.
[Android Head-Units] MrGreenPants:
For 2.3.7 it'll be the same. Start with

and then extract the two files you need out of there.

Sorry, can't post as a 'proper' link until I reach 10 posts.

---------- Post added at 09:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 AM ----------

If you go into the 'extra settings' screen, then somewhere under that is a Logo section with a number of different car logos already defined - or are you saying that none of the predefined logos are suitable either?

Press <Home>

Press <Menu>

Press <Settings>

Select 'General'

Select 'Extra Settings'

Enter password (123456)

If your unit doesn't have the hidden Logo selection area, then my tool to generate .png.logo files isn't going to be much help.
[Android Head-Units] lawyeradam:
Steering wheel controls / Frequency steps

Ouku - there's a posting about accessing the manufacturer settings to change things like CAN bus and country for frequency steps. The posting says #98723 call. My unit doesn't give me a key pad unless it's paired with my phone and if it is then the phone things those digits are for it.

I'm trying to change the AM frequency steps and also trying to make the steering wheel work. Does anyone know how to make the steering wheel buttons work? I see the steering wheel selection under menu in the home screen, a start/end button and buttons for all the selections. I can't figure out how it actually works to program / assign them. It's possible that the CAN isn't hooked up correctly. I have the 2 wires on my car's radio harness identified, but they are different colors and the Ouku has a Can Tx and a Can Rx. But, if I don't have the head unit properly setup I guess it would be futile to try to swap around the different wires. Help me please!!!!
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
The #*98723 is the manufacturer's code for a I802/S150 Unit, not for an Ouku. The info I provided there won't do squat on an Ouku.

Try the extra setting page for Ouku (-> Home > Menu > Settings > General > extra settings > password 123456). If it can be set, it should be somewhere there.
[Android Head-Units] swiftmike99:
my car is not on one of the logos.

and I can't get the boot animation going. i did something to disable it before so it was a blank screen thinking it will save load up time. But I don't remember what. I followed instructions in post #847 and your data/local and nothing. still stay black.
[Android Head-Units] Cool82:
Ok¡ THX....finally I was able to install applications that were not previously could install.
[Android Head-Units] MrGreenPants:
bmp2logo utility

Please find attached a zip file containing the 'bmp2logo' converter. It is a Win32 command line tool.

[Note: instructions based on my T7019a unit. Other devices may behave differently]

Requirements

Image dimensions: 360x300

Image format: 8bpp (palette-based) .bmp file containing 223 colors or less. (In GIMP, select Image->Mode->Indexed->Generate optimum palette and reduce maximum number of colors). When saving/exporting, under Compatibility Options, select 'Do not write color space information'.

Note: I have observed that GIMP has a nasty tendency not to include black, RGB(0,0,0), in the optimized palette. You may need to do some manual tweaking of the image/palette to ensure that the 8bpp bitmaps have proper black levels.

Usage

bmp2logo <base filename>​

Example

bmp2logo carlogo​

will convert carlogo.bmp to carlogo.png.logo

Installing .png.logo files

Copy the .png.logo file to the root of a USB stick (SD card will probably work as well)

Insert USB stick into head unit

Open up the secret 'General' settings (password is '123456')

The logo on the USB card should be available to be selected.

I don't think you need root to perform the instructions above.

Once you have selected a new logo, the USB stick does not appear to be needed anymore.

If later, you go back into the Logo selection screen, the new logo won't be shown so you may lose your custom image if if you switch back to another logo. You can make the new logo one of the permanent selection, by adding it to the /system/etc/logos directory (root required, with /system mounted with r/w access to be able to copy)
[Android Head-Units] madamko:
iGO Primo autostart

Hello everyone

I've installed the radio Witson I071.

What program can I use to autostart iGO Primo?

I tested different, but iGO always starts in before mounting the SD card and I have a message: "Insert the SD card with IGO"

Can anyone help?
[Android Head-Units] lawyeradam:
Thanks! I actually found that out within this thread after I posted. I got the radio set to the correct country, which is good. I still haven't gotten the steering wheel buttons mapped. So, my new questions is: I've read / seen adaptors that go between the CAN and the head unit (I've got a Volvo), but does this HU still need that? You would think that as a computer it would have the guts / drivers internally, but I don't know. Does anyone know if you need a go-between from the car's wires to the head unit?

Thanks!
[Android Head-Units] 007wilk:
Sound Quality

Two general questions to all of you who own a "pure Android " unit:

- What is the sound quality like compared to the stock headunit you had before? and

- How is the FM reception compared to your stock radio?

I am mainly interested in the s150 series, however, the answers may be interesting to potential buyers of other units as well.

Also, if you have a resistive screen, is it good enough? Or is it better to go with a capacitive screen?
[Android Head-Units] mxrindy:
File System

Can anyone give me some info on the file system used by the ouku? The first thing I did after installing the unit was to purchase and connect a 500 GB My Passport harddrive. I can see all the files using the ES File Manager but when I run the music player that came with the unit It has a hard time showing me the files in my mp3 dir. half the time I see 6 files and half the time I see directories with 1 file each in it. Does anyone know the best way to group my files to make them more easily accessible?

Thanks and keep up the good work exposing the secrets of these units :)

P.S. I did format the My Passport with FAT32.
[Android Head-Units] blue swede:
Ouko, S150 or I802?

Hi!

I'm considering purchasing an android dvd and I have some questions about the different units. I have read the whole thread from the beginning but want some more info.

1. Do I need root? I have no intention to use obd2 over bluetooth, just phonecalls. Is there any benefits of rooting the device I lose of I don't root?

2. Is there any major differences between the S150 and I802?

3. Is it possible to change launcher in the S150 and I802 models? The Ouko seems to boot up directly into launcher while the others seems to have a more adapted UI.

Thank you!
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Welcome to the thread!

For the Ouku devices, rooting reduces the boot to about 20 seconds.

Rooting will also remove the bloatware that comes stock.

Add far as the launcher is concerned, all of them are capable of installing a different launcher including adw and apex
[Android Head-Units] swiftmike99:
I did all this and it works but the logo is really small I think it should be 800x480 the screen resolution. I tried saving it in that size and your software rejects it.

Is that normal? Do i need a black background and small logo. This is great either way. I love my unit even more now.
[Android Head-Units] MrGreenPants:
All logos on my device were 360x300, and the radio displays these centred on the 800x480 display.

Given that there was no variability in image sizes of any of the logos, I felt it prudent to stick with that. I didn't want to cause any bricked units.

If you really want to try a larger image, I could make a version that ignored this restriction - but it would be on your head if something goes wrong.
[Android Head-Units] swiftmike99:
On my device some logos like Audi use up the whole screen. So I am assuming they are higher resolution. Thanks alot for the program it is awesome!!! I would be willing to try the bigger resolution if you can remove the restrictions I will try it out.
[Android Head-Units] MrGreenPants:
Are you able to extract that logo file for me? Might help me make sure it'll work.

From memory, it should be in /system/etc/logos. You'll need root privs to access it.
[Android Head-Units] swiftmike99:
Actually never mind, I checked the audi logo and the others one and you are right all of them are the small one in the centere mine look weird because the background was not black so it looked off. I found logo with black background and now it looks great. thanks for all the work.
[Android Head-Units] blue swede:
Ok, thank you. One other question. Do I need root to be able to watch dvd while driving? My children likes to watch movies in the car.
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Rooting has nothing to do with that.

All headunits will allow dvd playback on the external/back video out while driving, so you can have dvd playback on those headrest-rear-video thingies. If you want to force dvd playback on the main screen (the screen of the headunit itself), you'll need to put the "Break" detection line on a low (ground) so the unit will think the car is parked.

An unrooted S150/I802 (It's basically the same unit !) boots fully in less than 15 seconds. Rooting makes no difference to it, as there is practically no "bloat" running on these Units.

On I802/S150, you can root or unroot your device a leasure with Framaroot at the touch of a "button" so to speak. If you don't need a OBD running at this moment, Rooting the I802 doesn't include major advantages nor problems. The fact you can still decide to root it or not in the future is a nice feature though.

Also, the I802's are capable of showing a rear-view-camera image within a second after putting the car in reverse, completly independant of the status of the OS. It can even be config'ed to show back view when the unit is switched off : in that case, putting the car in reverse will temporary power on the unit automatically, show the rear view (again, well within a second time) and power off automatically when putting the gear back into forward. From what I've read here, the Ouku's need several seconds to do that, which I find quite strange and fairly unpractical.

If you're looking into using your headunit for handsfree calling and a USABLE handsfree operation is high on your wishlist, I STRONGLY suggest buying a unit that has a remote mic connection like the I802/S150 has, so you can put an external mic in a good position. Units with only internal mic solutions are ... well ... in my experience, CRAP when it comes to handsfree calling, and a couple of Ouku Users have indeed expressed their problems with OUku's Internal Mic quality..

The fact a couple of Ouku Users have modded their Oukus into accepting an external Mic is proof enough that the internal mic is not capable to do what it has to do for quite a lot of people. If you're not comfortable about the idea of opening a new unit and hardware modding it for this purpose, the Ouku is not the best choice for you.
[Android Head-Units] festor:
If you go into the general/extra settings on the Ouku (password: 123456) you can enable/disable video playback while driving without connecting the brake wire. I recently hooked up the brake feed through and enabled the warning message to stay legal… just need to find where the image is stored :)

I have an Ouku based unit with a Ford facia and I use the built in mic almost every day without any issues. When I saw a post about the poor quality mic I started asked people during the call and had no bad comments. Maybe it’s a different mic? The Mk4 Mondeo cabin is particularly quiet so maybe the type of car makes a difference? My previous head units bt was terrible (mic was ok) so I used a Parrot kit with separate mic for a while and occasionally people mentioned an echo and hearing themselves repeated.

BTW kaween, do you have shares in a S150/I802 distributer? lol
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
That's an idea ! :D But seriously, no. I should be so lucky.

Fact of the matter is that several forum members with Ouku have explicitly answered me on this issue, and they stated theirs was crap. I myself had a previous headunit with only an internal mic, and I had to shout in the car to make myself understandable. Also, all high-end headunits I know all provide external Mic capability : if the quality of the internal mic was a non-issue, you wouldn't see that now would you. Even Parrot's units, the people who got big with all the handsfree units, provide a DOUBLE external mic for their Android headunits. Says enough.

<rant mode on>

The MK4 is indeed a quiet car, I know. I used to help build them. :( (Well, it was the MK2 back then, but even that one was pretty good for its days), and it's perfectly concievable that's the main reason why you don't have that problem. On the other hand, if you buy whatever European car with a original factory handfree solution, there will always be at least one External Mic in Use, most of the time somewhere above the driver in the ceeling/headliner. Again : knowing car companies, they wouldn't do that if they didn't see the need for it. Especially not Ford. :( (I live in Genk. So anything "Ford ... Genk is the home of the Mondeo you're driving, all CDW27's (the thing the normal people call a Mondeo) came from a couple of km's from my house. May explain why I sound quite bitter after Ford's decission to close down the plant here, the plant that delivered the best Ford Quality in the World according to their own Audits several years in a row, effectivly putting roughly 10.000 people out of their jobs.

First they forced the people to accept a serious pay cut, but they guaranteed the survival of the plant till 2020 and the production of the new Mondeo.

Well, funny how such agreements suddenly become worthless from one day to the next. I drove Ford cars for the greater part of my live. I will however never consider anything which remotely is connected to Ford after this.

<rant mode off>

That being said.

I'm not stating the 802 is the best choice for everyone, don't get me wrong. But when the person asking specifically states handsfree calling as an important issue, gambling the Ouku he receives has no issues with the internal Mic would be a bit dishonest wouldn't you agree ?

My I802 has a "break inspection" setting which can be set/cleared without any root or what so ever. But the "put line to ground" works with every unit I've ever come across, be it Android or whatever. Hence I think it's the most plausible solution for most of us.